Satellite-based estimates of groundwater depletion in India
2009/08/01 by Matthew Rodell, Isabella Velicogna, I. Velicogna +2 · 2,898 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Ecology #Environmental engineering #Environmental science #GNSS positioning and interference #Geology #Geophysics and Gravity Measurements #Groundwater #Hydrology (agriculture) #Irrigation #Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics #Surface water #Water resource management #Water resources
paper · open access · doi:10.1038/nature08238
published in Nature 460(7258), 999-1002 (Nature Portfolio)
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